Sulphur Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 481 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
Sulphur Springs, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°29′01″N 94°27′33″W / 36.48361°N 94.45917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Benton |
Area | |
• Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 481 |
• Density | 475.77/sq mi (183.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72768 |
Area code | 479 |
FIPS code | 05-67760 |
GNIS feature ID | 2405541[2] |
History edit
Sulphur Springs got its start in 1885 as a mineral spa resort.[4]
Geography edit
Sulphur Springs is located in northwest Benton County. The city center is about one mile south of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. Arkansas Highway 59 runs through the city, leading north to Noel, Missouri, and south to Gravette.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.[3]
Demographics edit
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 315 | — | |
1910 | 500 | 58.7% | |
1920 | 470 | −6.0% | |
1930 | 404 | −14.0% | |
1940 | 435 | 7.7% | |
1950 | 543 | 24.8% | |
1960 | 460 | −15.3% | |
1970 | 503 | 9.3% | |
1980 | 496 | −1.4% | |
1990 | 523 | 5.4% | |
2000 | 671 | 28.3% | |
2010 | 511 | −23.8% | |
2020 | 481 | −5.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
At the 2020 census,[7] 481 people lived in Sulphur Springs. There were 193 households. The median age was 34.5 years old.
Income and poverty: Median income was $36.691; 17.2% experiencing poverty.
Education: 47% high school or equivalent degree; 11% some college, no degree; 4.6% Associates degree; 10.4% Bachelor's degree; 3.7% Graduate or professional degree.
Employment: 70.2% employees of private companies; 19.5% local, state, and federal workers; 10.2% self-employed.
Average travel time to work: 24.3 minutes; 65.9% drive alone to work; 27.3% carpool to work; 6.3% work from home.
Health: 28.6% without health care coverage; 21.5% have one or more disabilities.
Living arrangements: 46.1% married couple household; 29% male householder with no spouse present; 17.1% female householder with no spouse present.
Race and ethnicity: 390 people white alone; 68 two or more races; 55 some other race than the options given; 16 Hispanic or Latino of any race; 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; 5 American Indian and Alaska native alone; 4 Black alone; 2 Asian alone.
Education edit
It is in the Gravette School District,[8] which operates Gravette High School.
Places of interest edit
The Harbor House in Sulphur Springs has stood for over one hundred years. It was a bed and breakfast that has permanently closed.
Notable people edit
- Jim Hendren (born 1963), a businessman from Sulphur Springs, represents District 2 in the Arkansas Senate, former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
References edit
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sulphur Springs city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 118.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2004, 2nd edition, p. 22, ISBN 0-89933-345-1
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "2020 Census Profile, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.